Repercussions of Parental Self-Efficacy on Preterm Infants’ Growth after Hospital Discharge: A Systematic Review - Abstract
Objective: Systematic review to search for evidence on the influence of parental self-efficacy on preterm growth infants after hospital discharge.
Methods: The inclusion criteria were preterm births as a target population, which referred to parental self-efficacy (PSE), related to Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, and child growth. Exclusion criteria were studies involving the full-term population, studies that assessed only growth failures associated with biological or sociodemographic elements or isolated parental feelings. Searches were performed in eight databases and the gray literature searches. Independent reviewers identified the studies for phase 2.
Results: 7,197 records were identified in the databases, 3,864 remained. Two study studies were eligible for synthesis and analysis. The first study showed that mothers of infants who exhibited excessive growth had higher PSE than mothers of infants who exhibited slow growth. The second study showed that perceived maternal self-efficacy was the determining variable for growth by logistic regression. Since they are observational studies had a higher risk of bias with a low level of evidence.
Conclusion: Two studies were eligible, marking a gap to search. The evidence between the association of growth and parental self-efficacy is not well established, especially in the population at highest risk, which are premature infants.